Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Aaradhya hoist the Indian National Flag at MelbourneSource : Press

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is currently in Melbourne with
daughter Aaradhya to attend IFFM 2017. She graced the red carpet of Westpac
Awards last night. Later in the morning, she hoisted the Indian National Flag
at the Federation square with Aaradhya by her side. With this, Aish became the
first Indian actress to hoist the National flag.

Dressed in a white and light blue floor length Anarkali
dress which had zari work on it, Aishwarya looked ravishing with her hair tied
in a bun and minimal makeup. Aaradhya, on the other hand, wore a white
ghagra-choli and was at her playful best during the event. Aishwarya's
heartfelt speech in Hindi was the center of attraction. She even delivered a
speech in English later.

Aaradhya was seen saluting the National Flag and even sang
the National anthem with everyone. Mitu Bhowmick-Lange (Director of IFFM) stated
to a leading daily, "IFFM is proud to welcome one of India's most loved and
iconic actors - Aishwarya Rai Bachchan - to the festival and look forward to
celebrating Indian cinema in Australia. Aishwarya will be also walking the red
carpet as a special guest at the star-studded awards night to be held on August
11 at Melbourne's Recital Centre."

On the work front, Aishwarya will be next seen in Fanney
Khan as a glamorous singer alongside Anil Kapoor. The film will be helmed by
Atul Manjrekar and co-produced by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, T-Series, and KriArj
Entertainment.

A video of Aishwarya's speech was tweeted by Rajeev Masand.
You can watch it here.

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